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And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place . (KJV)

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וַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.Venand he built

Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to build

Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:16 word 1

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:16 word 2

עֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.Rimtwenty

Lemma: עֶשְׂרִים (es.rim) · Strong's: H6242

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: twenty

Used 315 times. Also: Genesis 6:3, Genesis 8:14, Genesis 11:24, Genesis 18:31, Genesis 23:1, Genesis 31:38 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6242; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:16 word 3

אַמָּ֜ה'a.Mahcubit[s]

Lemma: אַמָּה (am.mah) · Strong's: H0520A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: cubit

Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 6:15, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 7:20, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0520A; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:16 word 4

הַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitthe house

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:16 word 5

בְּצַלְע֣וֹתbe.tzal.'otwith boards of

Lemma: צֵלָע (tse.la) · Strong's: H6763

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: side

Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Exodus 25:12, Exodus 25:14, Exodus 26:20, Exodus 26:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6763; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:16 word 6

אֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.Zimcedar<s>

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶז (e.rez) · Strong's: H0730

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: cedar

Used 73 times. Also: Leviticus 14:4, Leviticus 14:6, Leviticus 14:49, Leviticus 14:51, Leviticus 14:52, Numbers 19:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0730; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:16 word 7

מִן\־min-from

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:16 word 8

הַקַּרְקַ֖עha.kar.Ka'the floor

Lemma: קַרְקַע (qar.qa) · Strong's: H7172

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: floor

Used 8 times. Also: Numbers 5:17, 1 Kings 6:15, 1 Kings 6:30, 1 Kings 7:7, Amos 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7172; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:16 word 9

עַד\־'ad-to

Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: till

Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:16 word 10

הַקִּיר֑וֹתha.ki.Rotthe walls

Lemma: קִיר (qir) · Strong's: H7023

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: wall

Used 74 times. Also: Exodus 30:3, Exodus 37:26, Leviticus 1:15, Leviticus 5:9, Leviticus 14:37, Leviticus 14:39 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7023; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:16 word 11

וַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venand he built

Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to build

Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:16 word 12

מִבַּ֣יִתmi.Ba.yitfrom inside

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:16 word 13

לִדְבִ֔ירlid.Virto an innermost room

Lemma: דְּבִיר (de.vir) · Strong's: H1687

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: sanctuary

Used 16 times. Also: 1 Kings 6:5, 1 Kings 6:19, 1 Kings 6:20, 1 Kings 6:21, 1 Kings 6:22, 1 Kings 6:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1687; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:16 word 14

לְקֹ֖דֶשׁle.Ko.deshto [the] holy place of

Lemma: קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qo.desh) · Strong's: H6944H

Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNtmsc)

Meaning: Most Holy Place

Used 20 times. Also: 1 Kings 7:50, 1 Kings 8:6, 1 Chronicles 6:49, 2 Chronicles 3:8, 2 Chronicles 3:10, 2 Chronicles 4:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6944H; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:16 word 15

הַקֳּדָשִֽׁים\׃ha.ko.da.Shimthe holy places

Lemma: קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qo.desh) · Strong's: H6944H

Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNtmpa)

Meaning: Most Holy Place

Used 20 times. Also: 1 Kings 7:50, 1 Kings 8:6, 1 Chronicles 6:49, 2 Chronicles 3:8, 2 Chronicles 3:10, 2 Chronicles 4:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6944H; TAHOT 1 Kings 6:16 word 16

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

He partitioned off	→	בָּנָה H1129 to build
the twenty	→	עֶשְׂרִים H6242 twenty
cubits	→	אַמָּה H0520A cubit
at	→	מִן־ H4480A from
the rear	→	יַרְכָה H3411 flank
of the temple	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
with cedar	→	אֶ֫רֶז H0730 cedar
boards	→	צֵלָע H6763 side
from floor	→	קַרְקַע H7172 floor
to	→	עַד H5704 till
ceiling	→	קִיר H7023 wall
to form	→	בָּנָה H1129 to build
within the temple	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
an inner sanctuary	→	דְּבִיר H1687 sanctuary
the Most Holy Place	→	קֹ֫דֶשׁ H6944H Most Holy Place
. . .	→	קֹ֫דֶשׁ H6944H Most Holy Place

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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